Illinois Administrative Code
Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 30 - ANIMAL CONTROL ACT
Section 30.130 - Rabid Animals; Procedures for Revaccination, Confinement or Destruction

Universal Citation: 8 IL Admin Code ยง 30.130

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

When circumstances indicate animals were bitten by a rabid animal, the following procedures shall apply:

a) Immediate humane destruction is preferred. (If meat animal, slaughter is permitted within 72 hours after exposure or after 6 months from date of exposure.)

b) If the bitten dog, cat or ferret had been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, and within the recognized period of immunity, it shall be revaccinated and confined for 45 days.

c) If the bitten dog, cat or ferret had not been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, it shall be vaccinated immediately and be placed under strict confinement for a 6-month period. If the exposed dog, cat or ferret is apparently normal at the end of 5 months of the confinement period, it shall be revaccinated against rabies at that time and then remain in confinement for another 30 days.

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